MDA Flashcards by Y E

Q

angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o

A

vessel

angiogram, angioplasty
vasoconstriction

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aort/o

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aorta

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ather/o

A

yellowish plaque, fatty substance

atheroma, atherosclerosis

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atri/o

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atrium, upper heart chamber

atrial, atrioventricular

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ventricul/o

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ventricle, lower heart chamber

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branchi/o

A

arm

branchial artery

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coron/o

A

heart

coronary arteries

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myx/o

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mucus

myxoma (benign tumor derived from connective tissue with cells embedded in soft mucoid stromal tissue)

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ox/o

A

oxygen

hypoxia (inadequate oxygen in tissues)

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phleb/o

A

vein

phlebotomy, thrombophlebitis

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sphygm/o

A

pulse

sphygmomanometer

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steth/o

A

chest

stethoscope

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thromb/o

A

clot

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valvul/o
valv/o

A

valve

valvuloplasty

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ven/o
ven/i

A

vein

venous
venipuncture

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isch/o

A

to hold back

ischemia
(an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles)

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pulmon/o
pneumon/o
pneum/o

A

lung

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-constriction

A

narrowing

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-dilation

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widening, stretching, expanding

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-emia

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blood condition

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-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, deconstruction, loosening

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-osis

A

condition (abnormal)

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-stenosis

A

tightening, structure

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a-
an

A

no, not, without

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de-

A

lack of, down, less, removal of

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dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

A

in, within

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tetra-

A

four

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bronch/o

A

bronchial tube

Q

bronchi/o

A

bronchus

Q

bronchiol/o

A

bronchiole, smal bronchus

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capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

capnometry

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coni/o

A

dust

coniology, coniosis

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lob/o

A

lobe of the lung

lobotomy

Q

nas/o

A

nose

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orth/o

A

straight, upright

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pector/o

A

chest

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phon/o

A

voice

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phren/o

A

diaphragm

Q

pneum/o

A

air, lung

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spir/o

A

breathing

spirometry, spirogram

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tel/o

A

complete

Q

-ema

A

condition

eczema

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-osmia

A

smell

anosmia, hyperosmia

Q

-pnea

A

breathing

Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

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-sphyxia

A

pulse

asphyxia: lack of pulse

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-thorax

A

pleural cavity, chest